d&d is kind of shit for almost everything. its only good for a narrow pulpy sword and sorcery adventure that asks no interesting questions.
and bitd/fitd is much better faster more adaptable for basically any pulp trash with like 5% adaptation.
d&d is unusable for intrigue or investigation that isn’t fully railroad. the concept of the individual is so central, a player representing anything else is basically unplayable. there’s almost no consideration for the theatrical or collaborative writing elements of the genre.
you just haven’t played any interesting ttrpg’s. you should!
I said only good for. you can wedge other shit in but its absolutely not the right tool. ‘roll to search’ ‘roll to spot a tail’ ‘roll to know if he’s lying’ is not interesting.
systems that are actually good for this shit exist.
d&d is kind of shit for almost everything. its only good for a narrow pulpy sword and sorcery adventure that asks no interesting questions.
and bitd/fitd is much better faster more adaptable for basically any pulp trash with like 5% adaptation.
d&d is unusable for intrigue or investigation that isn’t fully railroad. the concept of the individual is so central, a player representing anything else is basically unplayable. there’s almost no consideration for the theatrical or collaborative writing elements of the genre.
you just haven’t played any interesting ttrpg’s. you should!
Dude you just have had shitty DMs
I said only good for. you can wedge other shit in but its absolutely not the right tool. ‘roll to search’ ‘roll to spot a tail’ ‘roll to know if he’s lying’ is not interesting.
systems that are actually good for this shit exist.
Player: I want to roll insight
Insight 14 -> “you aren’t sure he’s lying, but you feel very uneasy trusting him”
Insight 5 -> “you really can’t read his expression”
Insight 16 -> “you aren’t totally sure, but you think he’s going to betray you”
Insight 19 -> “yeah this guy is totally going to rip you off”
The game not being interesting is largely a DM problem regardless of the framework you use.
you think that’s… good?